Press Releases on March 21, 2013

New Research and Business Reports Added to the Insight Pharma Affiliated Reports Portfolio

/EINPresswire.com/ NEEDHAM, MASS. – Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Insight Pharma Reports Affiliated Reports Collection announces the addition of the following reports to the Affiliated Reports Collection: Autoimmune Disorders-Pipeline Review, H1 …

Solitaire Blitz Comes to iPhone and iPad

Solitaire Blitz is now available for iPhone and iPad. The game is adapted from the hit Facebook franchise that boasts over five million players and more than 2.5 billion games played since its official launch in March 2012. This mobile version brings you …

Effects of arctic oil and gas activities on marine mammals and Alaska native communities

Computer Simulations Yield Clues to How Cells Interact With Surroundings

Feature Computer models offer a new look at the molecular machinery that enables cells to interact with their environment. This schematic shows two integrin components (red and blue) protruding from a cell membrane. (Credit: Mofrad lab) Your cells are …

Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Metamaterials to Observe Giant Photonic Spin Hall Effect

News Release Light propagating through a metamaterial follows a curved trajectory that drags light with different circular polarization in opposite transverse directions to produce a giant photonic Spin Hall effect. Researchers with the U.S. Department of …

FMI Champions Reintroduction of Legislation (H.R. 1249) to Correct Misinterpretation of Proposed Menu Labeling Law

ARLINGTON, VA – March 21, 2013 – Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today backs legislation that will direct the Food and Drug Administration to implement a restaurant menu labeling provision enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, …

World TB Day: New U.S. Data for 2012 - March 21, 2013 - Digital Press kit

Biography “While it’s encouraging to see 20 consecutive years of decline in TB cases in the United States, we are reminded on this day that the disease has not gone away and is still a major threat to health in many parts of the world. Globally, TB …

Nearly 70% of Food Ads on Nickelodeon are for Junk

Modest Improvement Not Sufficient, Given Kids Obesity Rates, Says CSPI March 21, 2013 Nearly 70 percent of the food ads during SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Fairly Odd Parents, iCarly, and other popular children's shows on the …

For a Village in South Africa, New Water System Changes Lives

Vestas Wind Systems A/S’ Annual General Meeting on 21 March 2013

17:35 CET - 21 Mar. 2013 Vestas Wind Systems A/S’ Annual General Meeting on 21 March 2013 The Annual General Meeting of Vestas Wind Systems A/S has been held today. Agenda 1. The Board of Directors’ report (subject was not for voting) 2. Presentation and …

Vestas Board of Directors and Executive Management given a vote of confidence at the company’s Annual General Meeting

15:15 CET - 21 Mar. 2013 Vestas shareholders supported the Vestas Board and Executive Management at today’s Annual General Meeting. Shareholders back the Board on every topic for vote. One year after Bert Nordberg and Lars Josefsson were elected to the …

Fifth Periodic Monitoring Report on the Status of Implementation Plans in Response to Board-Endorsed IEO Recommendations

Summary:Periodic Monitoring Reports update the status on Management Implementation Plans (MIPs) in response to Executive Board-endorsed IEO recommendations. The last Periodic Monitoring Report (PMR) was discussed by the Board Evaluation Committee (EVC) and …

Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Considers Implementation Plan Following IEO Evaluation of Research at the IMF

Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 13/32 March 21, 2013 Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country …

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Outlines USDA Efforts to Raise a Healthier Generation of Americans; Highlights Benefits for Business ...

ATLANTA, March 21, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today outlined the need for a renewed commitment to improve childhood nutrition, which will lead to a healthier generation of Americans and a productive workforce to keep growing American business …

IWG mHealth Catalytic Grant: 2013 competition kicks off this spring

Poll: Americans oppose higher taxes for oil and natural gas industry

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2013 – Seventy-four percent of registered voters believe politicians should address the nation’s budget issues without raising energy taxes, according to a new Harris Interactive poll, API Director for Tax and Accounting Policy …

74 Percent of Voters Oppose Raising Energy Taxes

WASHINGTON, March 21 ─ Seventy-four percent of voters nationwide believe Washington should resolve the country's budget issues without raising taxes on energy, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for API’s “What America is Thinking …

Democracy, Human Rights, Refugees: Democracy and Human Rights in the Context of the Asia Rebalance

Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Rubio, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today with my good friend and colleague, Acting Assistant Secretary Joe Yun. The Obama Administration’s “rebalance” is a purposeful, …

Democracy, Human Rights, Refugees: Democracy and Human Rights In the Context of the Asia Rebalance

Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Rubio, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today with my colleague Dan Baer to testify on the important issues of democracy and human rights in the context of …

Remarks of President Barack Obama To the People of Israel

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 21, 2013 Shalom. It is an honor to be here with you in Jerusalem, and I am so grateful for the welcome that I have received from the people of Israel. I bring with me the support of …